I am starting to notice a theme

Polka dot details.

Intriguing yes??


(the answer is yes)

bands

As in wedding bands, for your finger.

I thought I had it all sorted out in my head. and then I saw THESE...

Ack! They are SO CUTE!! I would of course only need one. But I am now wondering where I can find 14k scalloped wire so I can make something like it. (If you are not a goldsmith and want to buy one, please check out Becky Kelso's amazing jewellery)
I was planning to make my wedding band a similar style, made from bead wire that I can order from the US. But I checked their site and I didn't see this flat scalloped style.
And I would just flip through the catologue if I hadn't already packed up that part of the studio.
(We're moving in 2 weeks in case you were wondering why I would pack up my supplier catologues. I am not crazy. There is method to this madness. Really)

But it would be very similar to this wee little beaded band...

Or this one...


So cute. I am practically fainting from the cuteness.

(I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to all the Dudes that may be reading this blog, perhaps looking for the potluck list, or accidentally stumbling upon it. It is UNABASHEDLY girly. I am cool with it. So you are just going to have to deal with it. I may post about something that isn't unreasonably feminine in time. There might even be something posted here that ISN'T SO CUTE.
But I don't know what that will happen.)

dresses (again I know!)

I saw this dress online today and I absolutely LOVE the detail at the neckline.
So gorgeous and simple! Imagine it in a vanilla organic cotton or silk dupioni!!
swoon!
I saw it on Olivet this morning and she found it here.
Olivet by the way is probably one of my favorite new blogs. I cruised through MONTHS of posts just this morning.
Love her style.

photography

Geoff and I have decided that we are not going to hire a photographer for our wedding.
That may seem like a crazy idea for some people, but we are lucky to have some amazingly creative and artistic friends and I have read in several places that the photos that were taken by friends were often better than the photos taken by expensive professionals.

With this in mind, I have been thinking about the best solution for this.
Should we get disposable cameras for the tables? (but what if we don't do a traditional table set up? I've got some ideas up my sleeve for this already!)
Or should we set up a photo account somewhere and give guests the password info so they can upload their pictures to that same group account and have it all in one place?
Or maybe something like this?

Maybe all of them?

Things to think about. I found some GREAT ideas here.

Plus, don't forget that I am making a photobooth too.
MWA HA HA HA HAAA!!!!

lights

I have been thinking about lighting for this shindig and I've come up with a couple of ideas so far.

I love twinkly lights.

So there will have to be some of THEM there. Probably around the cabin and maybe in the tent.

My lovely friend Julie, who got married last summer (it was beautiful) has offered us the paper shades and lights that they used for their tent.
Which is amazing and we'll be taking her up on that FOR SURE.

And I have seen pictures of outdoor weddings where they have made lanterns to hang from tress out of mason jars, wire and tealights.
This is likely something that we will do as well.
Because it's beautiful and I am already planning to use mason jars for drinks and table decorations anyway.

And I would also like to pick up some solar patio lanterns that we can run up the side of the driveway so people can see where the road is.
(this is something that would be nice to have up there anyways so I am going to budget for this for sure)

Oh, and sparklers.

This Polka Dot cake is making me flip out right now!

I don't think that we'll do a single cake, we're leaning towards cupcakes and the MOST AMAZING BROWNIES YOU'VE EVER HAD.
But this is pretty damn cute.

I can't remember where I found this picture. Sorry.

wedding beverages

We had some feedback that the invitations were a little vague as to what we were providing for drinks.

Our Stella has offered to make us two kinds of wine! A white and a red. And I've had her red before and it's delicious! So amazing.
So we'll have that (enough for everyone), plus I plan to make some sangria.
Probably some Strongbow will be on hand as well.
And juice for the kiddies coming will also be available.

Anything else you guys need, is on you.

Dig it.

Casting calls starting soon

These cupcakes are AMAZING! I love that they are totally in their place!

In (my) real life they would be straight like that for maybe 10 seconds before someone ahem me messed the whole thing up by EATING THEM! Or a dog could wander by and knock the table with a happy tail.
These things happen.

And THESE again! What the hell are they called?

I want a couple so I can have a grown up punch (hello sangria) and a kid friendly one.

Would the Dudes be totally bummed out if I decorated with heart garlands?

Although maybe I would decorate with paper hearts, and leave the lighting special effects for my blockbuster autobiography starring Rachel Bilson as me.

Yeah I took it there.

(all photos found via Ritzy Bee)